yield

yield (PRODUCE)
verb [T]
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information:
an attempt to yield increased profits
The investigation yielded some unexpected results.
Favourable weather yielded a good crop.

yield
noun [C usually plural]
Yields (= Profits) on gas and electricity shares are consistently high.
Crop yields (= the amount of crops produced) have risen steadily.

yield (GIVE UP)
verb [I or T]
to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to:
They were forced to yield (up) their land to the occupying forces.
Despite renewed pressure to give up the occupied territory, they will not yield.

yield (BEND/BREAK)
verb [I] SLIGHTLY FORMAL
to bend or break under pressure:
His legs began to yield under the sheer weight of his body.

yielding
adjective
1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL describes soft, flexible substances or qualities:
a yielding mire of wet leaves
yielding flesh/softness

be endowed with sth

be endowed with sth
to have a particular quality or feature:
Some lucky people are endowed with both brains and beauty.
Sardinia is generously endowed with prehistoric sites.

allegation

allegation
noun [C] FORMAL
a statement which has not been proven to be true which says that someone has done something wrong or illegal:
Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct about/against her.
[+ that] Allegations that Mr Dwight was receiving money from known criminals have caused a scandal.

provide for sth.

provide for sth (PLAN FOR) phrasal verb
1 to make plans in order to deal with a possible event in the future:
We must provide for depreciation when calculating the costs.

2 FORMAL If a law or agreement provides for something, it allows it to happen or exist:
Current legislation provides for the detention of those suspected of terrorism.

presence

presence
noun
1 [S] when someone or something is in a place:
She was overawed by the presence of so many people.
The presence of pollen in the atmosphere causes hay fever in some people.
He's usually quite polite in my presence.
The document was signed in the presence of two witnesses.